Enforcement

On November 2, 2026, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center submitted a comment in strong opposition to ICE's Information Collection Activity, "Suspicious/Criminal Activity Tip Reporting" (OMB No. 1653-0049), published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026. ILRC argues the activity violates the Paperwork Reduction Act because ICE never published the proposed form during the required 60-day and 30-day comment periods, and did not respond to ILRC's October 14 request for a copy. Beyond the procedural objection, ILRC contends the form would funnel more people into the deportation pipeline, undermine due process, invite abuse by individuals motivated by bias or white supremacist ideology, and be weaponized in domestic violence cases against immigrant survivors. ILRC urges ICE to abandon the form.

This brief will focus on 2025 data gathered from the Houston Police Department (HPD) police reports coded as “immigration inquiry.” This brief will also takes a look at continuing trends in 2026. By analyzing the HPD data, we can anticipate future immigration enforcement patterns in Houston and provide data-driven policy recommendations to help disentangle these agencies.

After receiving $170.7 billion in additional funding through H.R. 1, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is finding new and dangerous ways to rapidly target and deport Texas residents. On August 31, 2026, DHS awarded GardaWorld Federal Services, a privately owned company, a $382 million contract to begin an armed 287(g) transportation scheme throughout the state.

This resource takes a brief look at the history of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), how it was coopted by the Trump Administration and used as part of the larger enforcement mechanism in the U.S. We will look at the impact of adding ICE administrative warrants into NCIC, why the Houston Police Department’s entanglement goes beyond what state law requires and how this policy betrays Houstonians.

These four step-by-step guides will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in each of the California federal district courts--the Eastern District of California, the Northern District of California, the Central District of California, and the Southern District of California.

This step-by-step guide will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in the Southern District of California. The guide provides helpful tips and how-tos from registering for PACER, the federal court electronic filing system, to applying for admission to the district bar, to formatting and filing your petition and motion for injunctive relief. The guide includes helpful screenshots and references to the local rules, as well as links to other useful practice advisories and resources.

The 287(g) program authorizes local law enforcement to make an agreement with DHS to conduct certain immigration enforcement activities. Without 287(g), local police and sheriffs generally do not have any authority to enforce immigration laws. The Memorandum of Agreement for 287(g) describes how the program will work and what powers are delegated to the local agency. We have annotated these MOAs to explain what the agreements include and how the program works.

This new policy platform examines how the 1996 laws expanded detention, deportation, and family separation – and outlines a vision for a more just and humane future.

This step-by-step guide will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in the Central District of California.

For more than two years, advocates have decried Texas SB 4 (2023), a law that creates new state offenses of illegal entry, reentry, and failure to comply with a state removal order. As of May 29, 2026, the law is fully in effect, bringing all Texans and those suspected of being undocumented under the permanent threat of immediate detention and deportation by the state, should they be suspected of violating the law. Texas SB 4 represents an unheard-of state usurpation of federal law, violating constitutional principles and norms that govern how states interact with the federal government. This policy brief breaks down the law and shares how communities can best prepare for a world with Texas SB 4 on the books.